So glad the video was helpful! Yes, most people are taught to hit with the side of the hand.

So glad this was helpful Jeannie!! Have fun with your new toy!

I love the bag / ball best thing since sliced bread as they say . love it . so additive

It is addictive for sure!

absolutely. I'm studying bible style very hard but rewarding when it suddenly clicks lol. if you have an tips on the bible style feel free to share . thanks again for your replies

cary williams I have watched this video probably over 200 times until I got it down finally! You are seriously like one of four woman that are on you tube for speedbag training videos. I love love this video! I really want to learn how to do the crossing boxing or crossing technique, I’m not sure the name of it but it’s what you are doing towards the end of this video! If possible maybe you could make a you tube video strictly on that!? Thank you though this video is extremely helpful!!

You are welcome! So happy you get a lot out of the bag.

Thanks!!

Thanks for following! Hope you are learning a little something with the videos:)

+cary williams I'm learning so much! Thank you for everything you do!

Thank you! So glad they have been helpful!!

@@carywilliamsboxing What's the best moment to hit the speed bag? Right after it bounces back from the platform or when it's perpendicular?

Just saw this. You want to have your hands high and ready to hit the bag. As soon as it is bouncing back you are going to hit it, coming down on it in a circular motion.

@@carywilliamsboxing Thank you!

Glad it was helpful! Love that you look like a pro now!

Glad you got it!

You're welcome!

Of course!

Thank you!

+Charles Craig you got it!

That is great! Just keep your hand high and when you hit the bag make a very small circular motion with your arm. The higher your hands and the faster you bring them up, the faster you will get.

Yes, the swivel makes all the difference!

I bet no blokes try messing with you lmao

Gary, my instructor used to say, No amount of training is enough". Best defense is between the ears and always better to walk away if you can.

Some times you have no choice tho

Absolutely Gary.

So glad it helped your performance! Yes, I am still hitting with the knuckles in a downward motion. Once your wrists and shoulders loosen up, you will be able to have more fluidity throughout the arms and wrist that will enable you to get the hand tuned to the side with knuckles pointed outward.

Thank you!!

You're very welcome!! It is my pleasure to learn from a champion like you... I'm so much into speed bag and boxing for fun now 😊 you're the best!! thank you so much for your time ib making this videos💜

You'll get there🥊

Thank you! Glad you can appreciate the lesson!! If you practice with the tools given in this video you could have it humming in no time!

That's the plan. And here I was at first thinking oh its just a pretty girl just hitting the bag. Glad I was wrong lol. Thanks again.😁💪👍👊

Cary, I need your help and advice regarding the current bag I have now.

What's your question?

I have the Everlast dual station. Everything is screwed tight, and I even have free weights to keep it grounded better. When I try to use the speed bag, the holder will still shake even though everything is screwed tight. I know I'm still a beginner but the shaking of the stand isn't helping when trying to get better at the speed bag. I have a level 3 speed bag from Everlast that I use on it. Any tips? Thanks in advance.

Wow!! That's amazing! So thrilled you are able to learn from my videos! I will be uploading more soon!

56, my hat comes off to you, keep up the good work.

LOL

Thanks Carson Smith When I get a speed bag I take out the rubber bladder and replace with a plastic bladder. It does make the bag faster:) The rubber bladder does require you to hit it harder to make it move. I will do a tutorial on how to replace the bladder very soon!

Thank you very much Cary :)

Yes, the general way coaches teach the speed bag is with a stiff wrist and on the side of the hand. I use the speed bag as a tool for boxing not just something you do. To turn the fist over quickly on the bag helps to create speed when you are throwing your punches, especially if you use one hand 2-3 times in a row. For instance, jab, uppercut, hook. Your fist needs to be in 3 different positions to throw that. A lot of coaches are not open to new ways of training. All good. You can hit it however you like.

Glad it helped!

For sure!

Thanks Javier!

Of course!

Lol!! So glad my videos are helpful! Yes! I will work on another speed bag tutorial this weekend with a little more detail. It would mean a lot to me if you shared my channel with other women and girls wanting to learn boxing. It is male dominated out here and I really want to be helpful to my fistic sisters!❤🥊

Thank you!

I had mentioned in a previous comment why I use the knuckles. You can hit the bag with whatever part of the hand you want, but I like to get the most out of my training and use every tool to the fullest.:)

cary williams thank you!

Thanks! It really is hard to find. At the gyms I used to own, I had custom speed bag platforms built. Always had to have at least 6 speed bags in each gym!

@@carywilliamsboxing open more gyms plz exspecially in uk no one is interested in sb 😢 I want to try your way of hitting. I started learning bible style to help my mental health thanks for sharing with us 🙂

Thanks for the visit

Speeding it up with alternating hands you put your forearms in a position that looks like a cross

Yes. I will get one up today:)

It does take about a month to get a pretty good rhythm if you are hitting it every day. The average person takes 3 to 6 months to get it.

Hi, I am also about 30 days into hitting the speed bag. I like Curry's video but I'm sticking with the technique learned from my first video. I only hit for about 5-7 mins a day and I am (WAY) better than I was 30 days ago. That said, I'm thinking that 30mins a day may be too long for me. Oh btw, I purchased my own speed bag set-up today. Laighing out loud, thanks.

Sorry Cary, looks like I spelled your name wrong in my initial comment. Also looks like you can take me in the ring, so it was important that I apologize. Didn't want to get on your bad side. Laughing out loud.

Bet you got that bag hummin!

Can't carry a tune for to long however. I can go for about 15 secret before I start messing up. Once you get it, soooo fun! Soooooo therapeutic

That is a custom built platform and we use boxes to stand on.

I did this lesson quickly and did not use a platform. Normally I would be up a little higher Nose is generally around the middle of the fattest part of the bag and no lower than the bottom of the bag.

It is probably because of the angle and the speed.. I am definitely not hitting with the back of the fist:)

Not really. You should be about 1 foot away from the speed bag and making small circles with the hands.

The reason I teach it this way is so that you can carry it over into your combinations. Being able to turn your hands over and under quickly come with relation and practice.

cary williams yes,i see your point.love your video

This bag is a 5x7 in. They make ;peanut bags that are about 4x6 in. The smaller the bag, the faster it it.

Hi There! The reason for loose wrists is so that you can change the direction of your punches in a combination. It is hard to explain in a message, but the relation in the wrist allows you to snap your shots and turn your hands over or under quickly in a combination. You do not keep the wrist curled when hitting the speed bag, it is fluid. How long have you been boxing?

As I always say, everyone has their own way of doing things. Rocky is a movie and a lot of what is in a boxing movie is incorrect. A lot of pros and amateurs hit it with the side of the hand but they were never taught to use the bag as a tool. It can be used to increase the speed of you turning your hand over or under for a punch. Progress Ron, progress.

You can do ANYTHING ANY WAY YOU WANT. Nothing is mandatory in life. That is not the purpose of this video. It is showing how you can use it as a tool. Not just something to hit.

Tf

Absolutely! You should always hit a heavy bag with your middle finger and index finger knuckles.

Sort of:)

According to who? You? What is your experience in this sport? If you don't like my (knowledge and experience based) videos, then get off my channel.

Hitting it with your knuckles??? wth

WTH do you know about boxing? Your experience? There are a lot of ways to use the speed bag as a tool. But simpletons wouldn't know that.

@@carywilliamsboxing lol they don't know anything, you have very good rhythm you're right, you can use your knuckles as well, I was taught to use the side of the hand but there is coaches who teach you to use the knuckles as well, I myself use both ways, some rounds knuckles some side of the hand, anyways I came across your video because I noticed your platform is home set up assuming by the pictures etc, how did you mount it, I mounted on on my room but it was to noisy so I had to weigh it down a lot to really go hard at it and after about 1 week of going hard it come off the wall, how are yours set up ? Do you have any ideas how I could set it up not in the wall at all maybe some sort of free standing platform ? I was thinking grabbing the ever last heavy bag and speedbag platform and replace the bad one they provide with mine do you think that would work ?

If you only have a wall to hand the platform on, i would suggest getting the stand up frame. You have to put some sort of weight on the platform so that it is solid. A small sand bag. My platforms are custom built with steel frame and platform with 1 inch wood with sheet metal covering.

If you hit it the way I am showing here, it is useful for the sport. Thing is, most people have a really hard time relaxing their arms and shoulders while boxing. The speed bag can help with that if used the right way. Practicing relaxing your arms/shoulders while hitting the speed bag and turning your hands over in different directions quickly helps with actually throwing punches. Aside from all of that, I put up videos to help folks who are just starting out and who want to learn how to hit a speed bag. No need for peacocking here:)

Boxers do their speed bag work second to the last in their training sessions. IF it's not a sparring day, they hit the coaches mitts. Then they head to the punching bag, then double end bag then the speed bag to wind down. The higher the speed bag is, the more the shoulder work it is. Less inflation means it needs more striking force. The speed bag can also be used as a punching target. So, they do have some use for technique and timing workout. After the speed bag work, boxers hit the jump ropes and call it a day.

INTERESTING COMMENT.....Why has ever great boxer in history used a speed bag? haha to stroke their ego.... I DON'T THINK SO......not true at all......reflexes, hand-eye coordination, timing and accuracy ,stamina etc. etc...excellent tool in your toolbox.....I think Cary's response was too nice.....i might add it also engages certain parts of the brain -function that improves certain diseases....mind -body coordination....

By your logic, boxers are wasting their time skipping rope too. Nothing like that happens in the ring. Or, why-in-the-world would a boxer do pushups...or situps.... or roadwork?! And how, exactly, do "all sorts of tricks" make for a "proper speedbagger"? No offenSe, Skrote, but you are under a severe misapprehension.

All of them? In that order? hmmmm....